Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
- Directed by
- Ted Tetzlaff
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This biographical film follows a Catholic priest named Father Peter Dunne. He works to create a home for homeless newsboys in St. Louis during the early 1900s.
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What happens
Fighting Father Dunne is a 1948 American biographical film about the life of Father Peter Dunne, and the creation of his News Boys Home in St. Louis, Missouri. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff, the screenplay was written by Martin Rackin and Frank Davis, based on an original story by William Rankin. The film stars Pat O'Brien as Fr. Dunne, along with Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor, Arthur Shields, Harry Shannon, Joe Sawyer, Myrna Dell, and Ruth Donnelly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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